IIT Delhi: Research & Development Unit Paves Way for Sustainable and Green Energy Ecosystem in India; Read Full Report Here

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has encouraged its research scientists to perform cutting edge research in sustainable and green energy ecosystem through the institute’s Industrial Research and Development (IRD) Unit.

Various energy-related research and development have been performed at IIT Delhi with an aim to make India self-reliant and as a national commitment to reduce CO2 emissions in the coming decades.

Moreover, many government and non-government organizations working in this discipline have volunteered to establish Centres of Excellence (CoE) at IIT Delhi.

IIT Delhi: Patented Research Innovations

In the last 5 years, IIT Delhi has filed more than 45 patents in the thematic area of harnessing social energy for various practical applications. Some of them involve various solar pumps and their controllers.

Tabulated below are some of the innovations performed at the IRD unit of IIT Delhi:

IIT Delhi Patented Innovation Field	Achievements
Thematic Area Of Harnessing Solar Energy	Will accelerate ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan- PM KUSUM’ Scheme Scheme has a financial outlay of around 30,000 crores.
Micro-Grid Controllers	Remote villages will have self-sufficient electricity by the integration of solar power.
Development Of Battery Operated Vehicle	Center for Automotive Research & Tribology (CART) is researching Battery Management system (BMS). Researchers are working on the algorithm to measure the Li-ion battery’s health state. Developing frameworks for reusability of Li-ion batteries for secondary applications.
Multi-functional Fast Electric Vehicle Charger	Make India a CO2 minimal nation while ensuring energy security. Researching a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 8.
Highly Efficient Solar PV Water Pumping System
Biogas Field	Developed the first biogas-based car that has run more than 50,000 kilometers on biogas, highest in 6 years.
Small Scale Biogas Upgradation Technology	Has been licensed to 07 industries and many gaushalas. Upgraded biogas has been used as an alternative to LPG and CNG.
Hydrogen-Powered Three-Wheeler ‘Hyalfa’ (2012)	Demonstration of Hydrogen as an alternative fuel to diesel for powering a generator set.
Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB)	Efficient replacement to the polluting diesel generators.
Chemical Engineering Department’s Sustainable Environergy Research Lab (SERL)	Demonstrated the working prototype of VRFB that can efficiently store and utilize renewable energy for a wide range of applications. Rural electrification. The E-vehicle charging station. Domestic and commercial power back-up, which will lead to a zero-carbon footprint.

Also Read: IIT Delhi Startup 'Nanosafe Solutions' Launches Self-Sanitizing Reusable NSafe Masks & Zero Alcohol Sanitizer- RubSafe

IIT Delhi: Established Center of Excellence (CoE)

IIT Delhi scientists’ deep technology research outcome in the energy domain has impressed many government and non-government organizations. The organizations who have set up Centre of Excellence at IIT Delhi are:

Re-New Power Centre of Excellence on Energy & Environment
DST sponsored research on excellence in Energy Storage Platform on Batteries (ESPOB)
Yardi Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Infrastructure

Professor V. Ramgopal Rao, Director of IIT Delhi stated that there is a need for migration to sustainable and renewable alternatives from conventional energy sources to make India a CO2 minimal country while ensuring energy security.

He further added, “The need for energy security in the mobility domain compels us to quickly move from gasoline-based IC (Internal Combustion) engines to either alternative fuel-based engines or Electric Vehicles.”

Professor SK Khare, Dean at Research & Development stated that to address the future sustainable energy needs, IIT Delhi has undertaken challenges in grand challenges mode.

He added that to convert the CO2 to value-added products is the most notable in the energy domain. Additionally, the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Infrastructure has ventured to achieve a net-zero energy consumption building using IoT (Internet of Things) based data-driven algorithms and low-cost retrofitted solutions.

He concluded, “Highly Efficient Solar PV Water Pumping System, Multi-functional Fast Electric Vehicle Charger and VRFB are the perfect embodiment of our national vision that is ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.”

Also Read:

Tag:

IIT Delhi,New Delhi

Category:

College